I drink, therefore I am
My friend Sarah went to Korea and brought me a bottle of makgeolli made by Boksoondoga in Ulsan, Korea. I was very excited, because it’s impossible to find decent makgeolli in the States, which is the main reason why most of you have no clue …
The smell of summer in the air has gotten me craving for oysters for months. When the air started to change from damp to crispy, I was determined to have oysters with a bottle of Txomin Etxaniz Txakoli. I’ve been dying to open ever since …
The main goal of the Spain trip was to bring as many wines and cheese as possible. When I went to Viña Tondonia (here for the full story behind the wine tour), I loved how they had mini bottles for purchase. As an Asian, who …
She is my kind of girl, elegant and gorgeous. She is perfectly imperfect and has this French je-ne-sais-quoi beauty on her curve. Domaine Marcel Deiss Rouge is the kind of wine that made me gaga for wine. Her delicate smile might suggest that she is …
Italy, a wine country I always struggled to understand. A wine country where wine is as complicated as its history. However, I have determined that I will put that struggle in the past and get to know this rustic wine country. When we were invited …
For a person, who calls herself an ABC*, I’ve been drinking Chardonnay a lot recently. I should seriously stop kidding myself, since whenever I drink Chardonnays, I’m amazed. Blame the old days, when every single Chardonnay was unfashionably oaked and buttered as if it were …
Chicken and Chardonnay: a religious pairing just like french fries and ketchup, salt and pepper, or Jack and Diane. This pairing, however, makes me cringe, because I am a self-proclaimed ABC* and I believe chicken goes all the way bottom on the land meat hierarchy. …